Two fertility dolls "bijga" and miniature mask "ma go"
Burkina Faso, Mossi
sold
EUR 250
Size
H: 20,5 cm & 21 cm
H: 8.1 inch & 8.3 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, of typical abstract form, their bodies partly/resp. totally stretched with leather, collection number “M 11”/resp. “1020”, min. dam. slight traces of usage; additional: a miniature mask “ma go” of the Dan, Ivory Coast, collection number “1011”, min. dam., slight traces of abrasion, h: 14 cm;
girls as well as boys used to take care for such dolls, in order to be prepared for their later parental role.